Where does “vivipary” come from?

vivipary (English) comes from Latin vīviparus, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

vivipary (English): Reproduction via embryos that develop from the...

Definitions

  1. Reproduction via embryos that develop from the...

Ancestry of “vivipary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīviparusthat brings forth its young alive, viviparous
2Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
3Latin-iō—
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vivipary”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →